Search Again: Re: Filemaker question From: Shawn Hogan Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 Time: 7:54:12 pm bruce wrote: >I'm finally getting the time to setup optigold and have a setup question. I >see you can run Optigold with the FileMaker runtime or with FileMaker. I >see there is a FileMaker Pro Server 3.0 version and a FileMaker Pro 4.0 >version on their website. Which one do I need to run Optigold on NT? I >read in the docs to use 4.0 and to use 'server' but I do not see a FileMaker >Pro Server v4.0, so I'm basically confused what I need to run Optigold. > >Any nudges in the right direction would be greatly appreciated. FileMaker Pro 3.0 and 4.0 data files are identical. What that means is that you can have a mixture of 3.0 and 4.0 clients if you wish. The "ideal" (but not mandatory) setup would be a FileMaker Pro 3.0 Server with 1 copy of FileMaker Pro 4.0 (for the customer webn interface) and then all the other workstation can run FileMaker Pro 3.0 Runtime. Okay... this is a breakdown of the FileMaker Pro line of products... FileMaker Pro 3.0 Runtime - It's free - Can run Optigold ISP as a client - Can run Optigold ISP as an acting server FileMaker Pro 3.0 - Costs $50-$150 (depending if it's an upgrade or not) - Can run Optigold ISP as a client - Can run Optigold ISP as an acting server - Only difference between it and runtime is it allows you to develop software FileMaker Pro 3.0 Server - Costs $300-$900 (depending if it's an upgrade or not) - Can run Optigold ISP as a server - High performance - Up to 100 users at once - Automated backups, etc. FileMaker Pro 4.0 - Costs $75-$170 (depending if it's an upgrade or not) - Can run Optigold ISP as a client - Can run Optigold ISP as an acting server - 1 copy required to run the customer web interface in Optigold ISP - Adds a few minor cosmetic features to Optigold ISP when using it Hope that helps... if you have any other questions, let me know. - Shawn ------------------------------- Shawn D. Hogan President, Data Point Solutions http://www.data-point.com (619) 452-3696 ICQ: 8319647

Messages In This Thread: Filemaker question by bruce on Jun 17, 1998 at 7:13:54 pm Re: Filemaker question by Shawn Hogan on Jun 17, 1998 at 7:54:12 pm Filemaker question by Timothy C. Bohen on Oct 4, 2002 at 1:23:10 pm Re: Filemaker question by Shawn Hogan on Oct 4, 2002 at 8:20:39 pm